big band
noun
: a band that is larger than a combo and that usually features a mixture of ensemble playing and solo improvisation typical of jazz or swing
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Popular, nine-piece Detroit big band Planet D Nonet will play two shows at Ann Arbor’s Blue Llama Jazz Club on Friday, Nov. 29, to celebrate the release of their latest album.
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Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2024
One requirement is that the guest artists already have a book of big band arrangements.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
The king of swing Glenn Miller was the human embodiment of the big band era.
—Julian Ring, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
In the rear was a big band ready for its assignment.
—Paul Harris, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
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Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2024
One requirement is that the guest artists already have a book of big band arrangements.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
The king of swing Glenn Miller was the human embodiment of the big band era.
—Julian Ring, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
In the rear was a big band ready for its assignment.
—Paul Harris, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Big band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20band. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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